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Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
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Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has allowed Congress leader Jagdish Tytler to appear before it via video conferencing, in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
His counsel had moved an appliation seeking his appearance through video conferencing in view of his safety as a huge protest was organised by the Sikh community.
The case pertains to when the Gurdwara Pul Bangash at Azad Market was set on fire by a mob on November 1, 1984 and three persons, namely Sardar Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Gurcharan Singh, were burnt to death.
The incident took place a day after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.